Between 2006 and 2020, 75% of all active-duty U.S military fatalities were classified as non-combat related deaths. 93% of those deaths occurred right here in the United States of America. In today’s episode, I talk to Gold-Star Mother Heather Baker, who’s son, PV2 Caleb Smither was found dead in his own bunk after a head injury placed him on bed rest. Cause of Death: apathy, complacency, and ignorance on behalf of his fellow soldiers, and the shirking of responsibility by his own command.
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Show Notes:
https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2021/07/01/fort-bragg-soldier-found-dead-barracks-mother-questions-death-caleb-smither/7745174002/?fbclid=IwAR3voXoedNKJgjC8bgksODfz4BYQ2D8zie-NBby8Yb1BEU-Vl3kxnn6-bLo
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/15/gao-report-examining-numerous-non-combat-deaths-finds-lapses-in-training-oversight-among-marines-and-army/
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF10899.pdf
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/vast-majority-active-duty-military-deaths-happen-us%E2%80%94what-going-wrong-185204
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/inside-the-rash-of-unexplained-deaths-at-fort-hood
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/feres_doctrine
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